Disclaimer: Sonic The Hedgehog and all related characters are copyright to SEGA. Lemon the Echidna, Tenchi the Hedgehog and all related characters that don't belong to SEGA belong to me, Zeldafreak-Vikki and my friend, Alyssa the Bat!
CHAPTER THREE - THE PLAN
The next morning, Sonic awoke to the sensation of a pair of hands feeling his face.
What the-!
He groaned and sat up, opening his eyes and looking wildly around. Then he saw that a strange white hedgehog was sitting next to his bed, withdrawing his hands in surprise and fear.
"I'm sorry," he said in a shockingly calm voice.
Sonic stared into those red eyes. They didn't stare back.
"No problem..." he said. "What'm I doing here?"
The hedgehog pointed to Sonic. "You were hit by a dart, remember?"
Sonic looked down to see his arm was wrapped in bandages and it all came flying back to him. He looked back to the hedgehog.
"Uh, listen," he began. "Do you know where my friends are?"
The hedgehog nodded, looking pleased to help. "Yes, Rouge and that two-tailed fox are upstairs. I'll take you to them." He stood up, keeping a hand on his chair. Sonic shakily got up, still a little dizzy from how sick he had been all night.
While they walked down the hallway, Sonic gazed at the white hedgehog curiously. "So, who are you?" he asked.
The hedgehog didn't look to him. "They call me Tenchi," he said, his calm voice giving Sonic a very uneasy feeling. "But I don't think that's my real na-Oof!" He was cut off as he bumped into the side of the staircase. Sonic reached his hands out and quickly caught the poor hedgehog before he fell.
"Whoa, you ok?!" he asked as he pulled Tenchi to his feet. He was surprisingly light.
Tenchi chuckled nervously. "Uh, f-fine. Didn't...see that..." He reached a determined hand onto the railing and began climbing the steps. Sonic followed beside him. While they climbed, Sonic hesitated, then waved a hand in front of Tenchi's face. He didn't respond to it at all. He must be...
"Hey, sorry if I'm soundin' rude," he said. "But... are you blind?"
Tenchi sighed. "Yes," he replied, sounding depressed. "Yes, I am."
Sonic felt a pang of pity in his chest. He couldn't even imagine how horrible it would be to lose his sight. If that had happened, he wouldn't be able to run anymore, he wouldn't be able to see where he was going again. He'd never see Amy's beautiful face again...
"Here we are." Tenchi opened a door for Sonic and the blue hedgehog stepped into a living room. Knuckles was lying asleep on a couch, Lemon sitting on the floor next to him, looking tired. She looked up at them and stood up, walking to them as Tenchi closed the door.
"Sonic, feeling better?" she asked. Sonic nodded. "Yeah... uh, where's Tails?"
Lemon pointed to the entrance to the kitchen, where Sonic spotted one of Tails' tails flooshing up and down as he was talking with Rouge. He muttered thanks and hurried over to them. Lemon walked to Tenchi and lightly touched his hand to let him know she was there.
"What's the matter, Tenchi?" she asked. "You look troubled..."
"It's nothing." he replied coldly and walked along into the kitchen to see if he could be of any use there. Lemon watched him go and wished that he knew how she felt about him.
"Miss Lemon, you're staring. "said a voice behind her. Lemon jumped and turned to see Geoff standing there. He grinned as Lemon blushed.
"I must say, you care alot for him, don't you?" inquired the dog.
Lemon furrowed her eyeridges, wishing she could avoid the conversation. "I just want to know who he is! That's all!"
Geoff chuckled in his throat. "Don't we all?"
As Tenchi felt around to tidy up, he listened to Rouge talk.
"Well, I analyzed it, this Viper X stuff is deadly, which means we don't have much time."
"I've got three days." replied Sonic.
Tails and Rouge stared. "How do you know that?" asked Tails shakily. He couldn't stand the thought of his best friend dying.
Sonic crossed his arms. "Well," he said. "I, uh..."
Rouge cut him off. "That doesn't matter now! Tails, you've got to figure out where this came from and where we can get the antidote. I'll check with my own sources, I still know a few spies." Sonic stepped forward. "What about me?" he asked.
Rouge grinned to him. "You get to sit here and rest... or else!" Sonic scowled.
"But I feel fine!" he protested. "Seriously! I'm not sick anymore!"
Rouge raised an eyeridge. "You've got to be. You couldn't even move yesterday!"
"He won't go into that state again until he's close to dying, three days from now."
They all turned to where Tenchi was putting away newly washed dishes by touch. He looked relatively calm.
"The Viper X is running through his bloodstream but at an incredibly slow rate. It's very thorough and it will take a whole three days to fully kill him. However, it will still slow him down so he shouldn't do anything too strenuous."
Sonic stared. How did this amnesiac hedgehog know so much about this mysterious poison?
Tails decided to be open. "Tenchi, how do you-?"
Tenchi shrugged and closed the cupboards as he finished putting the plates away. Then he turned and left, leaving the kitchen silent.
Rouge and Tails got to work on their search for some answers while Sonic was forced to stay in the house. He spent the morning in the infirmary, looking around, trying to find something interesting to do. At one point, he managed to eavesdrop on Lemon talking to Tenchi.
"So, the Floating Island is going to move soon..." she said. Tenchi turned to her, startled.
"Move??"
Lemon nodded, even though he couldn't see. "I'll be going back and it'll be blown out of range." She sighed. "I won't get to see you guys for an entire year. This only happens once every five years."
Tenchi had a sad expression on his face, even though that was quite common, this time he meant it.
"That's...too bad."
Sonic watched interested as Tenchi turned away numbly, looking embarrassed. Lemon was blushing. What did it all mean?
"Ah, seen those two, have you?"
Sonic jumped and turned to see Geoff standing there, Spike grinning beside him, exposing a golden tooth. Sonic looked puzzled.
"Is there somethin' goin' on between them?" he asked. Spike cackled.
"Aye, those two 'ave been together longer 'n I can remember since we met 'em three years ago."
Geoff smiled. "It's a shame. Tenchi is so closed off, he doesn't know how to express his feelings. I'm sure he has some strong ones towards Lemon."
Sonic puts his hands on his hips, getting interested. "What's the deal with him anyway? What happened to him?"
Geoff paused. "Well, it's an odd case, really." He paused again as he thought how to best put it. "We were all out on our fishing boat. It was a ghastly night, full of lightning, thunder and enough rain to soak a fish. Ojiisan there was on watch, " He pointed dramatically to where the old cheetah was sitting on a chair, "and he yelled to us, saying he had seen something fall from the sky!"
"The sky?!" exclaimed Sonic, his eyes wide. This was beyond weird!
"Yes, indeed. He said he saw the white hedghog fall, surrounded by flames and land hard in the water, as if he was a meteor, striking the very Earth!" He said this all with much drama and both Sonic and Spike were staring.
"Heh, expect Geoff to make it into a great story," said a strikingly deep voice. They all turned to see Tank standing there, the big muscular wolf. Beside him was his wife, Luna and his two children, a little boy and a little girl. The little boy, Isaac, stepped forward excitedly and stared up at Sonic.
"Y-You're Sonic the Hedgehog, aren't you!" he said, his voice small.
Sonic grinned. "Yup!" He held out a hand to shake Isaac's. "And what's your name?"
"I'm Isaac!" he said proudly. The little girl shyly walked up to her brother and poked his shoulder. He looked back to her and quickly looked to Sonic excitedly. "Oh! This is my little sister! Her name's Maria!"
Sonic held out a hand and repeated the name thoughtfully. "Maria..."
Maria smiled shyly, her blonde and curly locks shining by her blue eyes. "Hi...Mr. Sonic."
At that moment, Vixy came in. "We need help in the kitchen!"
Sonic stared. A two-tailed fox? Just like his buddy Tails!
"I will. I've got nothing better to do!" He followed Vixy into the kitchen and for many hours, he helped her and Luna in the kitchen, getting to know about everyone. He was especially interested in Vixy. And she seemed interested to learn about Tails.
"He sounds...charming." she giggled as Sonic told her of his piloting skills. "So, you call him a genius?"
Sonic grinned as he picked up another potato to peel. "Oh yeah. He has the technology and the brains to rival Dr. Eggman!"
Vixy smiled. "He sounds...sweet too. I hope I meet him soon."
Sonic smiled back. "I think he'll like you alot."
Tenchi walked in, looking tired. "Rouge and Tails called. They said they were successful in finding some information on the poison. They should be back soon. Do you guys need any help?"
Vixy smiled. "Oh no, Tenchi, it's alright. You can go on and relax."
Tenchi turned cautiously and walked out of the kitchen, sighing. Sonic watched him go, suddenly feeling very strange.
"What's the matter, Sonic?" asked Vixy, seeing his odd expression. He looked to her uneasily.
"Well I-..." he began, stammering. Then he paused and thought better of his feelings. "It's nothing."
What was the deal? Why did Tenchi give Sonic such a terrible feeling everytime he saw him?
It was awhile later when Tails and Rouge came back, Tails looking very stressed as he blindly ran in, holding a paper over his head.
"Sonic!! Sonic!! I found it! It's from Space Colony- WARRGH!!!"
Everyone who had been in the kitchen, looked up as they heard the sound of many things falling and breaking. Sonic was the first one in, the others following. They found Tails all covered in broken china and a whole shelf was knocked over. Rouge screamed at him over her broken antiques (Sonic suspected they had been stolen) while Vixy helped him into a chair.
"Yeah, yeah, OK, Rouge! I'm sorry!" he turned urgently to Sonic while Vixy gently put little bandages where he had cut himself. "Sonic! The Viper X was created by Professor Gerald Robotnik a little over 50 years ago! The antidote should be on Space Colony ARK!"
Sonic just stared. He felt as if a brick had hit him in the head. This all sounded uncomfortably familiar...
"ARK?? How do you expect us to get up there?!" Knuckles demanded. "We don't have a rocket anymore!"
"Well, you were the one who crashed it, knucklehead!" yelled a very familiar voice from the door.
They all turned to find Amy Rose standing there. Three years had really changed her. She was wearing a small red T-shirt that said "Rose" on it in white letters across her chest and black pants, which fit her almost perfectly. She seemed much older, even though she had only grown an inch and a half. Her quills were the only thing that seemed to be the same, except they seemed a bit longer. Sonic was the only one who didn't stare as she gracefully walked in. He still wasn't being nice to her but he wasn't being that cruel, either. He hated to admit it to himself, but he was starting to like Amy. Alot. So he decided to stop being such a jerk to her. But he'd NEVER tell her how he felt! That would be fatal to his reputation... right?
"Sonikku! What's going on!" she demanded, rushing to him, a concerned look upon her pretty face. "Why do you look so pale?!" She looked down. "And what happened to your arm!"
Sonic gulped and tried to keep his face straight. "Uh...Well, I, uh..."
"He's poisoned!" called Tails from where he was sitting, still being helped by Vixy.
Sonic gave Tails a look that told he was in for it later. But for now, the blue hedgehog had bigger problems. Amy cried out in pure horror. "OHHH SONIKKU!!" She wrapped her arms around his middle and wailed, nearly knocking him off his feet from both the hug and the loud sound. Tenchi himself cringed at the sudden noise.
Sonic looked helpless as he tried to pry her off. "It's ok, Amy!" he said through clenched teeth as he struggled to get her off. Once he had her by the shoulders up in front of him, he blushed as he realized Amy was crying - for real.
"L-Listen Amy!" he said, trying to keep his voice strong. "There's no need to get so worked up! Nothing's gonna happen!"
Amy sniffled. "But you look terrible, Sonikku!"
Sonic sighed with a small smile. "C'mon, Amy. You know I can't be beaten that easily!"
There was a silence as both Sonic and Amy realized everyone was staring. He quickly let go of her shoulders. Rouge grinned and slithered next to his shoulder.
"Oooooh, someone's gotta crush!" she taunted. Sonic clenched his teeth, blushing. "Shut-up, Rouge!"
Vixy giggled but Lemon just rolled her eyes. "Get back on track, you idiots!! He's not getting any better, you know!" The others stared numbly at her but then Sonic sighed. "Well, there's only one thing to do, then. Go to the Space Colony ARK and get that antidote!"
Knuckles scratched his head. "But how?"
There was a long and very uncomfortable silence as everyone pondered the situation. Finally, Tank stepped forward.
"I have a space transporter."
Sonic looked over to the wolf. "Really?!"
Tank smiled. "Yeah. And I'll let you guys use it. But it only has enough energy for three people..."
Tails grinned. "No problem! Sonic's going for sure, I can go to secure the location and pinpoint the antidote's location..."
"I'm going!" said Amy with a finalizing tone, hugging Sonic's arm close.
Tails left his mouth open as he stared. He didn't know how to reply. Sonic hesitated. "Amy, it's too dangerous..." Amy looked to him, her eyes narrowed. "Don't you dare try to talk me out of it! I'm coming and that's that!"
Sonic sighed. He was turning soft. He hoped it wouldn't last.
CHAPTER THREE - THE PLAN
The next morning, Sonic awoke to the sensation of a pair of hands feeling his face.
What the-!
He groaned and sat up, opening his eyes and looking wildly around. Then he saw that a strange white hedgehog was sitting next to his bed, withdrawing his hands in surprise and fear.
"I'm sorry," he said in a shockingly calm voice.
Sonic stared into those red eyes. They didn't stare back.
"No problem..." he said. "What'm I doing here?"
The hedgehog pointed to Sonic. "You were hit by a dart, remember?"
Sonic looked down to see his arm was wrapped in bandages and it all came flying back to him. He looked back to the hedgehog.
"Uh, listen," he began. "Do you know where my friends are?"
The hedgehog nodded, looking pleased to help. "Yes, Rouge and that two-tailed fox are upstairs. I'll take you to them." He stood up, keeping a hand on his chair. Sonic shakily got up, still a little dizzy from how sick he had been all night.
While they walked down the hallway, Sonic gazed at the white hedgehog curiously. "So, who are you?" he asked.
The hedgehog didn't look to him. "They call me Tenchi," he said, his calm voice giving Sonic a very uneasy feeling. "But I don't think that's my real na-Oof!" He was cut off as he bumped into the side of the staircase. Sonic reached his hands out and quickly caught the poor hedgehog before he fell.
"Whoa, you ok?!" he asked as he pulled Tenchi to his feet. He was surprisingly light.
Tenchi chuckled nervously. "Uh, f-fine. Didn't...see that..." He reached a determined hand onto the railing and began climbing the steps. Sonic followed beside him. While they climbed, Sonic hesitated, then waved a hand in front of Tenchi's face. He didn't respond to it at all. He must be...
"Hey, sorry if I'm soundin' rude," he said. "But... are you blind?"
Tenchi sighed. "Yes," he replied, sounding depressed. "Yes, I am."
Sonic felt a pang of pity in his chest. He couldn't even imagine how horrible it would be to lose his sight. If that had happened, he wouldn't be able to run anymore, he wouldn't be able to see where he was going again. He'd never see Amy's beautiful face again...
"Here we are." Tenchi opened a door for Sonic and the blue hedgehog stepped into a living room. Knuckles was lying asleep on a couch, Lemon sitting on the floor next to him, looking tired. She looked up at them and stood up, walking to them as Tenchi closed the door.
"Sonic, feeling better?" she asked. Sonic nodded. "Yeah... uh, where's Tails?"
Lemon pointed to the entrance to the kitchen, where Sonic spotted one of Tails' tails flooshing up and down as he was talking with Rouge. He muttered thanks and hurried over to them. Lemon walked to Tenchi and lightly touched his hand to let him know she was there.
"What's the matter, Tenchi?" she asked. "You look troubled..."
"It's nothing." he replied coldly and walked along into the kitchen to see if he could be of any use there. Lemon watched him go and wished that he knew how she felt about him.
"Miss Lemon, you're staring. "said a voice behind her. Lemon jumped and turned to see Geoff standing there. He grinned as Lemon blushed.
"I must say, you care alot for him, don't you?" inquired the dog.
Lemon furrowed her eyeridges, wishing she could avoid the conversation. "I just want to know who he is! That's all!"
Geoff chuckled in his throat. "Don't we all?"
As Tenchi felt around to tidy up, he listened to Rouge talk.
"Well, I analyzed it, this Viper X stuff is deadly, which means we don't have much time."
"I've got three days." replied Sonic.
Tails and Rouge stared. "How do you know that?" asked Tails shakily. He couldn't stand the thought of his best friend dying.
Sonic crossed his arms. "Well," he said. "I, uh..."
Rouge cut him off. "That doesn't matter now! Tails, you've got to figure out where this came from and where we can get the antidote. I'll check with my own sources, I still know a few spies." Sonic stepped forward. "What about me?" he asked.
Rouge grinned to him. "You get to sit here and rest... or else!" Sonic scowled.
"But I feel fine!" he protested. "Seriously! I'm not sick anymore!"
Rouge raised an eyeridge. "You've got to be. You couldn't even move yesterday!"
"He won't go into that state again until he's close to dying, three days from now."
They all turned to where Tenchi was putting away newly washed dishes by touch. He looked relatively calm.
"The Viper X is running through his bloodstream but at an incredibly slow rate. It's very thorough and it will take a whole three days to fully kill him. However, it will still slow him down so he shouldn't do anything too strenuous."
Sonic stared. How did this amnesiac hedgehog know so much about this mysterious poison?
Tails decided to be open. "Tenchi, how do you-?"
Tenchi shrugged and closed the cupboards as he finished putting the plates away. Then he turned and left, leaving the kitchen silent.
Rouge and Tails got to work on their search for some answers while Sonic was forced to stay in the house. He spent the morning in the infirmary, looking around, trying to find something interesting to do. At one point, he managed to eavesdrop on Lemon talking to Tenchi.
"So, the Floating Island is going to move soon..." she said. Tenchi turned to her, startled.
"Move??"
Lemon nodded, even though he couldn't see. "I'll be going back and it'll be blown out of range." She sighed. "I won't get to see you guys for an entire year. This only happens once every five years."
Tenchi had a sad expression on his face, even though that was quite common, this time he meant it.
"That's...too bad."
Sonic watched interested as Tenchi turned away numbly, looking embarrassed. Lemon was blushing. What did it all mean?
"Ah, seen those two, have you?"
Sonic jumped and turned to see Geoff standing there, Spike grinning beside him, exposing a golden tooth. Sonic looked puzzled.
"Is there somethin' goin' on between them?" he asked. Spike cackled.
"Aye, those two 'ave been together longer 'n I can remember since we met 'em three years ago."
Geoff smiled. "It's a shame. Tenchi is so closed off, he doesn't know how to express his feelings. I'm sure he has some strong ones towards Lemon."
Sonic puts his hands on his hips, getting interested. "What's the deal with him anyway? What happened to him?"
Geoff paused. "Well, it's an odd case, really." He paused again as he thought how to best put it. "We were all out on our fishing boat. It was a ghastly night, full of lightning, thunder and enough rain to soak a fish. Ojiisan there was on watch, " He pointed dramatically to where the old cheetah was sitting on a chair, "and he yelled to us, saying he had seen something fall from the sky!"
"The sky?!" exclaimed Sonic, his eyes wide. This was beyond weird!
"Yes, indeed. He said he saw the white hedghog fall, surrounded by flames and land hard in the water, as if he was a meteor, striking the very Earth!" He said this all with much drama and both Sonic and Spike were staring.
"Heh, expect Geoff to make it into a great story," said a strikingly deep voice. They all turned to see Tank standing there, the big muscular wolf. Beside him was his wife, Luna and his two children, a little boy and a little girl. The little boy, Isaac, stepped forward excitedly and stared up at Sonic.
"Y-You're Sonic the Hedgehog, aren't you!" he said, his voice small.
Sonic grinned. "Yup!" He held out a hand to shake Isaac's. "And what's your name?"
"I'm Isaac!" he said proudly. The little girl shyly walked up to her brother and poked his shoulder. He looked back to her and quickly looked to Sonic excitedly. "Oh! This is my little sister! Her name's Maria!"
Sonic held out a hand and repeated the name thoughtfully. "Maria..."
Maria smiled shyly, her blonde and curly locks shining by her blue eyes. "Hi...Mr. Sonic."
At that moment, Vixy came in. "We need help in the kitchen!"
Sonic stared. A two-tailed fox? Just like his buddy Tails!
"I will. I've got nothing better to do!" He followed Vixy into the kitchen and for many hours, he helped her and Luna in the kitchen, getting to know about everyone. He was especially interested in Vixy. And she seemed interested to learn about Tails.
"He sounds...charming." she giggled as Sonic told her of his piloting skills. "So, you call him a genius?"
Sonic grinned as he picked up another potato to peel. "Oh yeah. He has the technology and the brains to rival Dr. Eggman!"
Vixy smiled. "He sounds...sweet too. I hope I meet him soon."
Sonic smiled back. "I think he'll like you alot."
Tenchi walked in, looking tired. "Rouge and Tails called. They said they were successful in finding some information on the poison. They should be back soon. Do you guys need any help?"
Vixy smiled. "Oh no, Tenchi, it's alright. You can go on and relax."
Tenchi turned cautiously and walked out of the kitchen, sighing. Sonic watched him go, suddenly feeling very strange.
"What's the matter, Sonic?" asked Vixy, seeing his odd expression. He looked to her uneasily.
"Well I-..." he began, stammering. Then he paused and thought better of his feelings. "It's nothing."
What was the deal? Why did Tenchi give Sonic such a terrible feeling everytime he saw him?
It was awhile later when Tails and Rouge came back, Tails looking very stressed as he blindly ran in, holding a paper over his head.
"Sonic!! Sonic!! I found it! It's from Space Colony- WARRGH!!!"
Everyone who had been in the kitchen, looked up as they heard the sound of many things falling and breaking. Sonic was the first one in, the others following. They found Tails all covered in broken china and a whole shelf was knocked over. Rouge screamed at him over her broken antiques (Sonic suspected they had been stolen) while Vixy helped him into a chair.
"Yeah, yeah, OK, Rouge! I'm sorry!" he turned urgently to Sonic while Vixy gently put little bandages where he had cut himself. "Sonic! The Viper X was created by Professor Gerald Robotnik a little over 50 years ago! The antidote should be on Space Colony ARK!"
Sonic just stared. He felt as if a brick had hit him in the head. This all sounded uncomfortably familiar...
"ARK?? How do you expect us to get up there?!" Knuckles demanded. "We don't have a rocket anymore!"
"Well, you were the one who crashed it, knucklehead!" yelled a very familiar voice from the door.
They all turned to find Amy Rose standing there. Three years had really changed her. She was wearing a small red T-shirt that said "Rose" on it in white letters across her chest and black pants, which fit her almost perfectly. She seemed much older, even though she had only grown an inch and a half. Her quills were the only thing that seemed to be the same, except they seemed a bit longer. Sonic was the only one who didn't stare as she gracefully walked in. He still wasn't being nice to her but he wasn't being that cruel, either. He hated to admit it to himself, but he was starting to like Amy. Alot. So he decided to stop being such a jerk to her. But he'd NEVER tell her how he felt! That would be fatal to his reputation... right?
"Sonikku! What's going on!" she demanded, rushing to him, a concerned look upon her pretty face. "Why do you look so pale?!" She looked down. "And what happened to your arm!"
Sonic gulped and tried to keep his face straight. "Uh...Well, I, uh..."
"He's poisoned!" called Tails from where he was sitting, still being helped by Vixy.
Sonic gave Tails a look that told he was in for it later. But for now, the blue hedgehog had bigger problems. Amy cried out in pure horror. "OHHH SONIKKU!!" She wrapped her arms around his middle and wailed, nearly knocking him off his feet from both the hug and the loud sound. Tenchi himself cringed at the sudden noise.
Sonic looked helpless as he tried to pry her off. "It's ok, Amy!" he said through clenched teeth as he struggled to get her off. Once he had her by the shoulders up in front of him, he blushed as he realized Amy was crying - for real.
"L-Listen Amy!" he said, trying to keep his voice strong. "There's no need to get so worked up! Nothing's gonna happen!"
Amy sniffled. "But you look terrible, Sonikku!"
Sonic sighed with a small smile. "C'mon, Amy. You know I can't be beaten that easily!"
There was a silence as both Sonic and Amy realized everyone was staring. He quickly let go of her shoulders. Rouge grinned and slithered next to his shoulder.
"Oooooh, someone's gotta crush!" she taunted. Sonic clenched his teeth, blushing. "Shut-up, Rouge!"
Vixy giggled but Lemon just rolled her eyes. "Get back on track, you idiots!! He's not getting any better, you know!" The others stared numbly at her but then Sonic sighed. "Well, there's only one thing to do, then. Go to the Space Colony ARK and get that antidote!"
Knuckles scratched his head. "But how?"
There was a long and very uncomfortable silence as everyone pondered the situation. Finally, Tank stepped forward.
"I have a space transporter."
Sonic looked over to the wolf. "Really?!"
Tank smiled. "Yeah. And I'll let you guys use it. But it only has enough energy for three people..."
Tails grinned. "No problem! Sonic's going for sure, I can go to secure the location and pinpoint the antidote's location..."
"I'm going!" said Amy with a finalizing tone, hugging Sonic's arm close.
Tails left his mouth open as he stared. He didn't know how to reply. Sonic hesitated. "Amy, it's too dangerous..." Amy looked to him, her eyes narrowed. "Don't you dare try to talk me out of it! I'm coming and that's that!"
Sonic sighed. He was turning soft. He hoped it wouldn't last.